Powers/Abilities: A trained
fire-eater, Ramirez could consume flame in his
mouth and expel it with his breath in bursts of fire without suffering
injury.
He had also used explosive "Inferno Discs" designed by the Clown and
himself.

Height: 6'1" Weight: 200 lbs.Eyes: BrownHair: Bald

History: (Official
Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#2
(fb) – BTS) – Born in Madrid, Spain, Tomas Ramirez became a fire-eater
and
eventually allied himself with the Circus of Crime. In time, he became
a
naturalized American citizen.

(Marvel Two-in-One I#76) – The Circus of Crime
hypnotized a
new crowd and the Circus members began to rob it. Thing, Goliath and Iceman, who happened to be visiting the circus, ended up attacking and Fire-Breather (Ramirez's initial code-name) used
his flame to
melt Iceman's bridge during the battle and the police later arrived on
the scene.

(Ghost Rider II#72 (fb) – BTS) – The Circus of
Crime, along with Fire-Eater (his new codename) broke out of jail,
leaving Ringmaster behind and putting Clown in charge. In time, Clown
ran away from the Circus and the others tracked him down, living with
his father, the clown Corky, at the Quentin Carnival.

(Ghost Rider II#72) – The Circus staged a series
of sabotage
attacks on the Quentin Carnival to convince Clown to return. Fire-Eater
set
Corky's tent on fire, badly hurting Clown's father. Later that week,
Clown
rejoined the team and when John Blaze followed him, Bruto knocked him
out and
the Circus stood over him.

(Ghost Rider II#73) – As Clown took back
leadership of the Circus,
Fire-Eater found himself wishing that he was in charge and that Clown
had died
in the fire he'd set. Fire-Eater hinted they should kill John Blaze but
Clown
loudly stated there would be no killing. Clown sided with the Carnival,
taking
it over and turning against the Circus. Fire-Eater ran for it, tossing
Inferno Discs into the crowd as Clown pursued him on his unicycle.
Fire-Eater breathed
fire at him but then Blaze rushed in as Ghost Rider on his motorcycle.
Frightened of
the demon, Fire-Eater threw himself through a wall of flame, facing
terrible
burns.

(Incredible Hulk II#292) – When the Circus saw the
Bruce
Banner arrive with his girlfriend Kate Waynesboro, Ringmaster forced
Banner to
change to Hulk and battle Dragon Man. Before the fight concluded, the
Big Top
was destroyed.

(Amazing Spider-Man/Devil Dinosaur '98 Annual) –
The Circus rehearsed
for their new performances with Moon Boy and Devil, the latter two under the influence of the Ringmaster, and their shows
sold out.
While the crowds gathered, however, circus members robbed local stores.
When
Fire-Eater and Luigi Gambonno robbed a jewelry store, Spider-Man
attacked,
webbing Fire-Eater's mouth shut and defeating the criminals.

(Secret Avengers I#29) – In Bagalia, members of
the Circus
(Princess Python, Clown, Bruto, Live Wire, Fire Eater) put on a daring
performance, torturing John Steele with plasma knives. When Steele
escaped, he
brutally defeated the Circus, tossing Live Wire into the giant snake's
mouth
and seemingly killing him. The Avengers (Valkyrie, Hawkeye, Agent
Venom, Ant-Man)
arrived to rescue Steele.

SECRET WARS III HAPPENED

(Deadpool & the Mercs for Money II#6) – The
Circus of Crime, in Ringmaster's new armored Mecha-Lord Big
Top, attacked the city and Deadpool led his Mercs for Money (Deadpool,
Gorilla
Man, Hit-Monkey, Machine Man, Masacre, Domino, Negasonic Teenage
Warhead) to
fight back.They fought back against
clowns with rocket boots then the Circus (Clown, Bruto, Live Wire,
Fire-Eater,
Great Gambonnos, Princess Python, and Ringmaster on a giant robot
elephant) itself.
During the fight, Fire-Eater blew flames at Domino. They were delivered
to
S.H.I.E.L.D.

(Captain America: Steve Rogers I#13) – Baron
Helmut Zemo
approached the Circus (Ringmaster, Great Gambonnos, Fire-Eater, Bruto,
Clown,
Teena the Fat Lady) for an alliance and they later gathered with a
larger army,
forming the Army of Evil.

(Amazing
Spider-Man III#19.1) – Mr. Negative
proposed an alliance with the Circus of Crime (Ringmaster, Great
Gambonnos,
Teena the Fat Lady, the new Clown, Princess Python, Bruto, Fire-Eater)
but the
Circus refused. Later, as they battled police, Spider-Man and Wraith
intervened, easily defeating the villains.

Comments: Created by Tom DeFalco, David
Michelinie, Jerry Bingham and Chic Stone.